Now Accepting Applications for CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." 2016-2018 Ambassador Program

AUCD, the CDC, and HRSA are excited to announce the RFA for the 2016-2018 cohort for the Act Early Ambassadors: State, Territorial, and Tribal Liaisons to CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Program. Please see the Act Early Ambassador Program overview below and the request for applications (see attached .pdf document) for detailed information. Please feel free to share the RFA with your colleagues who may be interested and qualified.

Serving as a state, territorial, or tribal point-of-contact for the national LTSAE program

Supporting the work of Act Early Teams and other state/territorial/tribal or national initiatives to improve early identification of developmental delay and disability

Promoting the adoption and integration of LTSAE resources, including materials to support developmental monitoring (milestone checklists, Milestone Moments booklet, Milestones in Action image library (coming soon), Milestone Tracker app (coming soon), etc.) and professional education tools ("Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns" online training for early care and education providers, and the "Autism Case Training (ACT)" developmental behavioral pediatrics curriculum and web-based CE course for primary care health professionals) into systems that serve young children and their families or train those who serve young children and their families.

Up to 45 Act Early Ambassadors (representing states, territories, or tribes) will be funded; no more than one (1) per state/territory/tribe EXCEPT for those with populations of greater than 10 million according to the 2010 census, in which case up to two (2) Ambassadors may be selected.